Preview: Miami Heat at New Jersey Nets, 7:30 p.m. Saturday

January 6, 2012|By Ira Winderman, South Florida Sun Sentinel

When/where: 7:30 p.m., Prudential Center, Newark, N.J.

TV: Sun Sports. Radio: 790-AM, 960-AM, 95.9-FM, 1140-AM (Spanish).

Of note: This is the first game of a three-game season series, with the Nets only visiting South Florida once this season . . . The Heat have swept the series the past two seasons, winning 10 of the past 11 matchups . . . This is the Nets' final season in New Jersey before moving to Brooklyn for 2012-13 . . . This is the second stop of a five-game trip for the Heat, which continues Tuesday against Golden State . . . At 7-1, the Heat are off to the best start in the franchise's 24 seasons . . . The Nets, who added center Mehmet Okur and forward Shawne Williams in the offseason, are coming off Friday's game in Toronto . . . Forward Mike Miller (hernia) and center Eddy Curry (hip) are out for the Heat, with guard Dwyane Wade (foot), forward LeBron James (ankle) and center Mickell Gladness (foot infection) questionable . . . Center Brook Lopez (foot) is out for the Nets, with guard Deron Williams (ribs) and forwards Kris Humphries (shoulder) probable, forward Marshon Brooks (ankle) questionable and Damion James (foot) doubtful.